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Context. Accurate photometric redshift estimation is crucial for cosmological and galaxy evolution studies, especially with the advent of large-scale photometric surveys. Aims. We developed a photo-z estimation code called TOPz (Tartu…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-11-26 E. Tempel , J. Laur , Z. R. Jones , R. Kipper , L. J. Liivamägi , D. Pandey , G. Sakteos , A. Tamm , A. N. Triantafyllaki , T. Tuvikene

MiniJPAS is a ~1 deg^2 imaging survey of the AEGIS field in 60 bands, performed to demonstrate the scientific potential of the upcoming JPAS survey. Full coverage of the 3800-9100 \AA range with 54 narrow and 6 broad optical filters allow…

We present photometric redshifts for 1 341 559 galaxies from the Physics of the Accelerating Universe Survey (PAUS) over 50.38 ${\rm deg}^{2}$ of sky to $i_{\rm AB}=23$. Redshift estimation is performed using DEEPz, a deep-learning…

Wide, deep photometric surveys require robust photometric redshift estimates (photo-z's) for studies of large-scale structure. These estimates depend critically on accurate photometry. We describe the improvements to the photometric…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-12 Samuel J. Schmidt , Paul Thorman

This study aims to improve the photometric redshifts (photo-$z$s) of galaxies by integrating two contemporary methods: template-fitting and machine learning. Finding the synergy between these two methods was not a high priority in the past,…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2023-11-30 Ishaq Y. K. Alshuaili , John Y. H. Soo , Mohd Zubir Mat Jafri , Yasmin Rafid

Photo-z algorithms that utilize SED template fitting have matured, and are widely adopted for use on high-redshift near-infrared data that provides a unique window into the early universe. Alternative photo-z methods have been developed,…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2026-02-04 Grant Merz , Ming-Yang Zhuang , Junyao Li , Qian Yang , Yue Shen , Xin Liu , John Franklin Crenshaw

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has enabled the discovery of a significant population of galaxies at z > 10. Our understanding of the astrophysical properties of these galaxies relies on fitting templates developed using models…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2026-04-09 Thorbjørn Clausen , Charles L. Steinhardt , Arden Shao , Gaurav Senthil Kumar

Photometric redshifts (photo-$z$s) are an essential tool for galaxy evolution science with JWST. However, for deep surveys with more limited filter sets (i.e. $N_{\text{filt}} \sim6$) such as large pure parallel surveys, the most commonly…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-11-07 Kenneth J. Duncan

We present a study of photometric redshift performance for galaxies and active galactic nuclei detected in deep radio continuum surveys. Using two multi-wavelength datasets, over the NOAO Deep Wide Field Survey Bo\"otes and COSMOS fields,…

In the next decade, the LSST will become a major facility for the astronomical community. However accurately determining the redshifts of the observed galaxies without using spectroscopy is a major challenge. Reconstruction of the redshifts…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-12 Alexia Gorecki , Alexandra Abate , Réza Ansari , Aurélien Barrau , Sylvain Baumont , Marc Moniez , Jean-Stéphane Ricol

Recent data from the James Webb Space Telescope allow a first glimpse of galaxies at $z \gtrsim 11$. The most successful tool for identifying ultra-high-redshift candidates and inferring their properties is photometric template fitting.…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-07-19 Charles L. Steinhardt , Vasily Kokorev , Vadim Rusakov , Ethan Garcia , Albert Sneppen

Cosmology and galaxy evolution studies with LSST, \Euclid, and {\it Roman}, will require accurate redshifts for the detected galaxies. In this study, we present improved photometric redshift estimates for galaxies using a template library…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-08-06 Bomee Lee , Ranga-Ram Chary

Photometric galaxy surveys are an essential tool to further our understanding of the large-scale structure of the universe, its matter and energy content and its evolution. These surveys necessitate the determination of the galaxy redshifts…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-02-06 Pol Martí , Ramon Miquel , Anne Bauer , Enrique Gaztañaga

The J-PAS survey will observe ~1/3 of the northern sky with a set of 56 narrow-band filters using the dedicated 2.55 m JST telescope at the Javalambre Astrophysical Observatory. Prior to the installation of the main camera, in order to…

The selection of high-redshift galaxies often involves spectral energy distribution (SED) fitting to photometric data, an expectation for contamination levels, and measurement of sample completeness -- all vetted through comparison to…

The next generation of large scale imaging surveys (such as those conducted with the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope and Euclid) will require accurate photometric redshifts in order to optimally extract cosmological information. Gaussian…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-01-24 Zahra Gomes , Matt J. Jarvis , Ibrahim A. Almosallam , Stephen J. Roberts

We present a combined galaxy-quasar approach to template-fitting photometric redshift techniques and show the method to be a powerful one. The code (ImpZ) is presented, developed and applied to two spectroscopic redshift catalogues, namely…

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